Rhyncholimnochares sp.

Valdecasas, Antonio G. & García-Jímenez, Ricardo, 2021, Two new species of Rhyncholimnochares (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Ecuador, Acarologia 61 (2), pp. 321-331 : 330

Rhyncholimnochares sp.

Material examined

Incomplete specimen. Small puddle on the border of a road, Jatun Sacha reserve (01°04.0 ′

S, 77°37.0 ′ W), Misahualli, Ecuador. 04/12/2008. Fixed in ethanol 100% in the field and mounted in glycerine jelly. Collection number: MNCN 20.02/19852.

Only the morphology of coxae and legs and the DNA barcoding are provided for this specimen. The remaining parts of the body were lost in DNA isolation.

First coxa lateral length, 569; medial, 466; suture line coxae I-II, 422. Second coxa lateral length, 328; medial, 434. Tip first coxa to end second coxa, 822 ( Figure 9A ).

Length of leg segments: I-Leg-2, 608; I-Leg-3, 439; I-Leg-4, 393; I-Leg-5, 400; I-Leg-6,

339; II-Leg-2, 616; II-Leg-3, 454; II-Leg-4, 416; II-Leg-5, 400; II-Leg-6, 316; III-Leg-2, 554; III-Leg-3, 447; III-Leg-4, 408; III-Leg-5, 454; III-Leg-6, 339; IV-Leg-2, 647; IV-Leg-3, 570; IV-Leg-4, 531; IV-Leg-5, 531; IV-Leg-6, 339. Most of the setae were lost ( Figure 9B )

Figures

Figure 9 Rhyncholimnochares sp. Confocal microscope image: A – Coxae III and IV; B – Coxae I and II.